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A new approach for calculating the slope length factor in the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation

Q. Wu, Y. Chen, J.P. Wilson, H. Tan and T. Chu
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2021, 76 (2) 153-165; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00085
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vol. 76 no. 2 153-165
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00085

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Soil and Water Conservation Society
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0022-4561
Online ISSN 
1941-3300
History 
  • Received April 18, 2020
  • Revision received June 10, 2020
  • Accepted June 23, 2020
  • Published online March 9, 2021.

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  1. Q. Wu,
  2. Y. Chen,
  3. J.P. Wilson,
  4. H. Tan and
  5. T. Chu
  • Qianjiao Wu is a postdoctoral student and Yumin Chen (corresponding author) is a professor in the School of Resource and Environment Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. John P. Wilson is a professor in Spatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Huangyuan Tan and Tianyou Chu are postgraduates in the School of Resource and Environment Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

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